All posts tagged "Children"
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665Books & LiteratureAudiobook Review: Only Child, by Rhiannon Navin
Six-year-old Zach survives a school shooting only to find himself lost in a land of confusion where his own reactions make no sense and the adults around him fall apart as they try to cope with the tragedy.
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836Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Knight Who Sad “No!” by Lucy Rowland
A tale told in rhyme of a child who was always compliant and subdued who woke up one morning feeling prickly and confused. He tries to get along with his life but by saying, “No” instead of, “Yes” all the time.
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1.7KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Make & Play Farm, by Joey Chou
A cute collection of farm-themed activities for toddlers. Learn how to make horse handprints, grow your own radishes and sing a farmyard song while you whip up some fruit and vegetable snacks.
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Freaks on the Loose, by Leigh Hobbs
New teacher, Miss Corker is totally overwhelmed by class 4F who are the worst in the school and, recognising her weaknesses, they make life even more difficult for her.
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Sandcastle, by Philip Bunting
A pretty picturebook for ages 4-9 that highlights the special relationship between a grandfather and his grandson as they spend time together building not one, but two sandcastles that are “magnificent.”
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979Adelaide FestivalFestival Review: Can You Hear Colour?
This world premiere performance is a charming, accessible, entertaining and cleverly educational show which deserves to be seen, heard and enjoyed by children and their carers for many years to come.
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2.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Walkabout Orchestra, by Chloe Perarnau
The orchestra is scattered all over the world on holidays! The Maestro and his assistant, a yellow bird, must take clues from the musician’s post cards in order to find them in the picture puzzles in time for the concert.
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1.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World Activity Book, by Kate Pankhurst
A children's activity book that explores the achievements of women through history, from Sacagawea, an American Indian in 1804, to Rosa Parks in 1955.
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1.3KAdelaide FringeFringe Review: The Scientific Bubble Show
Marty McBubble is a bubble-ologist. He knows all about the chemical construction of bubbles and in The Scientific Bubble Show, he presents the basic science in a way that is perfect for young children.
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2.0KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Atlas of Dinosaur Adventures, by Emily Hawkins, illustrated by Lucy Letherland
A large format picture book exploring the ancient lives of dinosaurs and where they roamed on the Earth, broken down into modern-day continents for ease of understanding.
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1.5KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Digger, by Mike Dumbleton, Illustrated by Robin Cowcher
Young Annie names her stuffed Kangaroo 'Digger' and gives him to her older brother as he leaves for war. In France, 1918, Digger & her brother are cared for by a young French girl named Colette.
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1.2KAdelaide FringeFringe Review: Mr Snot Bottom’s Stinky Silly Songs
Laughter filled family show with plenty of gross gags and silliness!
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1.8KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Fox & Wombat: The Whole Story, by Terry Denton
Three comedic short adventures for boys 8-13 years oId, particularly good for reluctant readers and those with a taste for comic or cartoon-styled illustrations.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: How to Say I Love You in Five Languages, by Kenard Pak
Colourful and stylised illustrations combine with clear, push-button vocals to teach kids 3 and over to say, “I Love You”, in Spanish, English, Mandarin, French and Japanese.
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3.8KFamilyGlam Your Kids With Free Glitter Braids This School Holidays
GLITTER BRAIDS. Yes, these are a thing, and this school holidays they're FREE!
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Spectre Collectors: Too Ghoul for School, by Barry Hutchison
Denzel, a young man who can see ghosts, is courted by a secret ghost hunting organisation for his skills after being attacked by paranormal beings.
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972Books & LiteratureBook Review: I Love a Book, by Joe Rhatigan
Open this book and find a cow in a tree, a gum-chewing shark, singing frogs, an alien bookcase, a dinosaur wearing shoes & tons of reasons to love a book!
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713Books & LiteratureBook Review: Press Out and Decorate Unicorns, by Kate McLelland
A colourful, sparkling book for children enthralled with unicorns. Create and colour 20 unicorns then use the cutouts left in the book as stencils for more.
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Gift Boxes to Colour and Make: A Year of Celebrations, by Eilidh Muldoon
A collection of twenty-four press-out box templates for gifts, on sturdy cardboard accompanied with gold and white gift stickers.
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3.0KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Children of Willesden Lane, by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen, adapted by Emil Sher
The biography of Lisa Jura, Jewish a child prodigy as a pianist who lived a comfortable life in Vienna until the Nazis came to power in the 1930s.
